Gate for cars.



"0.643,986. Patented Feh. 2o, |900. E. P. SARGENT.

GATE For: ons.

(Application led Ag. 14, 1899.)

TNEXSg Y,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD P. SARGENT, OF MERRIMAO, MASSACHUSETTS.

GATE FOR CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,986, dated February 20, 1900.

Application filed August 14,1899. Serial N0.727,186. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it Hetty concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD P. SARGENT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Merrimac, in the county of Essex and State ofl Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gates for Oars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to gates for cars for preventing passengers from occupying the front platform, and is principally designed for use in connection `with street-cars, although also with a spring-.catch'to hold the gate back` against the front of the car when not in use.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of acar provided with my improved gate, the latter being shown closed. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the gate open and held by the springcatch and lug. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showing the catches for holding the gate closed.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates the platform of a street or other passenger car, 2 the roof thereof, and 3 the front.

The numeral 4 designates a vertical rod secured to the platform and roof, at the front thereof, at each side of the car. Secured to the said platform and to the front 3 at each side is a vertical pintle 5,which passes through the rear end 6 of the pivoted or hinged section of the gate. .This section is rectangular in forni and comprises vertical bars 7 and top and bottom horizontal bars 8.

Passing through the front and intermediate bars 7 are rods l0 of the slidable section of the gate, provided at the rear or inner ends with nuts 12 to limit the outward movement thereof. The front or outer ends of these rods are secured to a vertical bar 13, provided with a spring-latch 14, having a projection 15, which engages with a recessed or notched lug or catch 16, secured to the bar 4. There is a recessed or notched lug 17 at the lower end of said rod 4, which also serves as a catch for the bar 13.

The numeral 18 designates an ornamental rail secured to the hinged section for opening and closing the same.

Secured to the lower end of the gate is a spring 19, which is adapted to engage a lug 20, secured to the front of the car, to hold the gate against thisfront when not in use.

In practice when the gate is closed the sliding section is extended and the latch 14 and the bar 13 engage, respectively,` the lugs 16 and 17, and thus hold the gate closed and the sliding section in its extended position. To open the gate, the latch 14 'is disengaged from its lug and the gate swung backward against the car and the sliding section pushed inward, so as to clear the doorway of the car.

Vhen not in use, the gate can be held against thefront of the car by the spring 19 .and lug 20.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is* 1. In a car-gate, the combination, with a hinged section, a sliding section havingan end bar, and a spring-latch connected thereto, of a vertical rod having upper and lower notched catches to receive the spring-latch and the end bar of the sliding section to hold the gate closed, and a spring-catch for holding the gate open, substantially as described.

2. A gate comprising a hinged section and a movable or sliding section having an upright end bar provided with a spring-latch, combined with upper and lower notched or recessed lugs adapted to receive said end bar and latch, respectively., substantially as set forth. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD P. SARGENT. lVitnesses:

FRANK F. PHILBRICK, CLIFTON B. HEATH. 

